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This briefing provides an overview and assessment of the annual UN climate conference that was held in Warsaw in Poland from November 11–22, and is part of our regular Insight series. The paper is complemented by a pre-COP briefing and blogs produced before and during the Warsaw summit respectively.

The annual Global Green Economic Forum (GGEF) brought together thought leaders from around the world in China this week to generate insights and inspire actionable solutions to accelerate low carbon growth.

In the US last year more than US$100 billion in financial losses was caused by extreme weather events - mainly Hurricane Sandy on the eastern seaboard and the severe drought which hit over 70% of the country.

Allianz, GlaxoSmithKline, Unilever and Zurich are among the most sustainable leading companies in Europe according to a new index that aims to future-proof sustainable investment by redirecting finances to the most sustainable

The 19th annual UN climate conference concluded in Warsaw early on Sunday morning (Nov 24), some 36 hours after its official closing, continuing what has become a familiar feature of these international talks.

COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the fourth day of COP19's second week.

COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement we are providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Below is a summary of our activities at COP19, where it has become clear that sub-national governments and businesses are leading the way on action to reduce emissions and accelerate a low carbon economy.

COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the third day of COP19's second week, where The Climate Group hosted a meeting for its States and Regions Alliance.

Philips stoked renewed optimism and action at COP19 in Warsaw this week, forecasting a potential 30% energy usage decrease for lighting by 2020 with ongoing LED adoption, which would result in huge emissions reductions and economic savings.

COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the second day of COP19's second week, where The Climate Group co-launched a guide to corporate engagement on climate policy.

In September 2011, ahead of the anticipated surge in electric vehicle (EV) deployment, The Climate Group created the Electric Vehicle Policy Initiative (EVPI)—a forum for leading sub-national governments to share experiences, lessons learned and best practices on the development of electric vehicle policies.

COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the second day of COP19's second week, where The Climate Group co-launched a guide to corporate engagement on climate policy.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, spoke at Warsaw in Poland at the Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP19/CMP9) High-level Segment, where he spoke of the urgent need to prioritize climate action, finance and leadership.

COP19 in Warsaw, Poland, runs from November 11-22, 2013. As part of our involvement in COP19, Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager, is providing news and analysis as well as live tweeting. Today Damian reports from the beginning of COP19's second week.

IKEA has bought a 46 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Canada, another boost to the retail giant’s fast-growing renewables portfolio which now produces enough power globally to meet a third of its energy use.

A competition sponsored by Statoil and managed by The Economist Intelligence Unit has been launched. It is designed to generate ideas and build awareness of innovative solutions to the world's energy challenges, with our CEO, Mark Kenber on the judging panel.

The Climate Group launched the China Climate Finance Research Project in Beijing this week, at an event where Chinese entrepreneurs, policymakers and finance experts discussed the future of climate finance innovation in China.

In the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan and following the release of three important climate schanereports about climate change, negotiators at the COP19 climate talks in Poland are under pressure to make urgent progress to curb climate change and limit temperature rise.

Renewables will account for nearly half of the increase in global power generation to 2035 with China generating more than the US, Japan and the EU combines, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest annual World Energy Outlook 2013.

With China’s estimated climate finance gap projected to reach $243bn by 2020, The National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation, the China Clean Development Mechanism Fund Management Centre and international non-profit The Climate Group announced today the set-up of the China Climate Finance Research project which aims in linking up financial institutions and businesses and driving private capital flows into climate-smart sectors.

On Thursday, November 7, in partnership with UN @GlobalCompact, we hosted a live Q&A with Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, to talk about the urgent need for business action at next week's COP19--and in combating climate change.

Next week, COP19 in Warsaw begins. Changhua Wu, our Greater China Director, suggests this is the key moment for China and other leading countries to take urgent action towards tacking climate change - and begin the means of implementation.

On Thursday, November 7, 2013, in partnership with UN @GlobalCompact, we will host a live Q&A with Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC, to talk about the urgent need for business innovation at next week's COP19 and in combating climate change.

Today we hosted a live Twitter interview with EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, on @ClimateGroup and #worldulike, to find out more about the EU's climate awareness-raising campaign, A world you like, with a climate you like, which was launched in 2012 in collaboration with more than 160 organizations across Europe.